School Uniform & Lunches

The School Uniform

At Holy Cross Mercy we expect the children to come to school every day in full unform. The uniform can be bought in Lynes shop on High Street they can be contacted on (064) 6631146 http://www.lynesofkillarney.com. Uniforms can also be bought from www.SchoolBox.ie.

The uniform for girls consits of a red shirt, grey and red tie, grey pinafore, ed Jumper, black tights and black shoes. Pumps, ugg boos and sneakers are not permitted. Jewelry permitted is one pair of stud earrings.

For Boys the uniform consists of grey trousers, a red shirt, grey and red tie, grey jumper and black shoes.

On PE days twice a week the children are permitted to wear the uniform tracksuit. This is different for girls and boys. This may also be bought in the above shops. The children must wear proper sports shoes on PE days.

School Lunches

This policy is to ensure children eat a healthy, well-balanced lunch, thus promoting a healthy lifestyle. By encouraging healthy eating patterns we educate children for later life. We would like all our children to understand that:

You start the day right with a healthy breakfast

As so much time is spent at school during the day it is important to obtain 1/3 of your daily nutrients during school time.

That healthy food provides many benefits including ;

Concentration for school

Shiny hair, healthy teeth and clear skin

Energy to play and participate in sports.

Objectives

To ensure that we are giving consistent messages about food and health.

To give our pupils the information they need to make healthy choices.

To promote health awareness and encourage all our children to eat healthily.

To enhance awareness of our Green School programme

Healthy lunch suggestions

Lunches should be composed of a variety of foods and include at least one item from the different food groups. For example there should be something in the lunch box from:

Fruit and vegetable group : Some typical choices are a whole fruit, a fruit juice drink, vegetable soup, salad, or cooked/raw vegetables.